They year is 2004 and Darwin, Kant and Mao have just finished reading DC comics’ latest instalment in the Superman franchise, Superman Red Sun. They are not the famous historical figures they became instead, they are 25 years old getting their graduate degrees and became friends as a result of an art history class they took together at Université de Genève in Switzerland. Regardless of that they still have the same ideologies that they are known for, but are just sharing it in their own little book club. They are basically your turn of the century comic book and star wars loving geeks. In this conversation is their mutual friend Athena who not only keeps formed the book club as a way to have different minds converge and, but also keeps the…
With having both parents as different races, my identity was tough for me to find. Growing up i've always had a hard time with the differences of cultures that surrounded me. The words "you act white," and "you act black," was something that accrued multiple times in my high school career. Race is a huge problematic situation in our lives, not everyone can see behind the different stereotypes each culture has to face. But, with having varies races i can experience the turmoil each one faces.…
Open on an average fall day late evening with the last light of the day quickly fading away. There’s a granite mausoleum lined with roman columns containing a myriad of gothic gargoyles. It stands underneath the nearby tree with the first wave of colored leaves starting to gather around its base and surrounding area. Behind the mausoleum is a hill containing rows of tombstones that rises out of frame. One of the doors to the mausoleum is ajar revealing the warm light of fire inside and the presence of people or movement because of shadows on the door.…
Speaking of the “real world”, a viral video of a video game called Grand Theft Auto V sparks the question on the stereotype regarding the cops shooting a Black man. According to The Game Theorists, they have set up multiple tests on three main character of the game and the result ended with the Black character a high number of chance being shot by the police [Youtube]. The company stated that they have not implemented racism between a Blacks and cops within the game, thus it was unsure where it’s true or not. Another type of stereotype of video game is the increase of aggressiveness in Black characters than white characters. According to Yang, Gibson, Lueke, Huesmann, and Bushman (2014), they have created an experiment on whether playing as…
Misleading preconceptions blind humanity from experiencing the true identity of those marginalized and labeled as ‘different’ or ‘evil’ by society. Never given the opportunity to express their genuine self, these people, misconceived and grouped according to the reputation that others have dubbed them with begin to conform. They no longer fight the inescapable classification but accept the lies perpetrated and continue on in that negative shadow. In Pink Floyd’s song Green is…
Jonita Aro M. discusses how heroic characters such as Superman and Batman establishes the bar for the male gender. Superman, being the very first superhero, paves the way for other superheroes such as Batman. Batman first came on the comic scene in 1939. He was the son of wealthy parents who got killed when Batman, known as Bruce Wayne, was eight years old. Following the death of his parents, Wayne vows to end corruption by training both body and mind to conquer the evils.…
Remember the climax in the 2014’s Dear White People where the African American students crash the party hosted by the White fraternity and it turns out to be a Blackface party? The viewer is introduced to a bunch of 20 something, white, college students frolicking around a frat house with inflated behinds, gold chains, grills, and “gangsta” outfits. What if I told you that this scene (which ended in an epic brawl) wasn’t as far-fetched as we were lead to believe?…
Moral panics are when a sort of tipping point in society that the sense of threat reaches a breaking point. The conditions that can decide if a situation or objects are a moral panic are if they have diversity of agencies and interest groups, comprehensible story, kernel of truth, media magnification, politico-moral entrepreneurs, professional interest groups, and historical context of conflict. Some examples of moral panics includes comic books, video games, and the Satanic Panic. The moral panic with comic books started in 1950. People believed that comic books encouraged juvenile delinquency and allowed for bad concepts to emerge in children’s heads.…
Superhero films create a world of fantasy in which “good” guys always stop the “evil” guys from hurting innocent victims. Undoubtedly, Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, has been portrayed as a superhero throughout The Avengers, Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 movies. Tony Stark is one of the all time most popular and loved fictional characters in the superhero world. However, superheroes do not always possess good quality traits and are flawed just like Tony Stark. Stark was born into a high-class billionaire family that owns Stark Enterprises, a weaponry company.…
One and a half million words, nineteen hours, eight movies, seven books, one story and it all ended on July 15, 2011. The final installment of the Harry Potter movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, brought the end to the legacy, and it closed the book on many people’s childhoods. To prompt the movie, Warner Brothers- the producers of the movie- launched a series of posters with the slogan “IT ALL ENDS.” These advertisements had basic designs but had huge success on the public. An example of one of these posters is Daniel Radcliffe’s, the actor who plays Harry Potter, face looking forward.…
As it stands right now “Meslow points out that in recent years, a cross-dressing double-standard has developed. Men dress as women for broad, often crass comedies, whereas women dress as men for darker, more nuanced dramas” (Barkhorn). Furthermore, women have more opportunity for gender crossing drama roles. There is a modern-day feminist and masculine movement happening as a result of the gender bias. Therefore, it is difficult to gather cross dressing statistics blurring the lines between men and women gender roles.…
Working at my company is like being in a movie. Each person in the office fits a character stereotype. For example, Mike, who sits in the cubicle next to mine, is the office hero. He is good-looking, charming, and our leading man. He seems to succeed at everything, making the biggest sales and winning over the toughest clients.…
The narrative of the film centres around crime between the protagonist; Batman/Bruce Wayne and the antagonist; The Joker. The genre of the film is a crime thriller. Christopher Nolan, the director of the batman trilogy make uses of variety of film techniques in the dark knight to create scenes of order and absolute chaos. Christopher uses a variety of camera angles, sounds effect and special effects to depict his scenes between order and chaos. When creating a scene of order the director uses several wide variety of close ups and different camera angles to show the expressions of the actors, to demonstrate that the scene is controlled creating an presence of order and stability, the changes between camera shots are few.…
The topic I have selected is gendering in Cosplay and anime or comic convention behavior. What I mean by this is what cosplay is and how it is associated with gender difference. Cosplay is a shortened word for costume play. Usually, fans express their way of love for their certain fandom in cosplay and other ways as well. A convention is where these fans showcase their costumes with others who may or may not understand their likes on their fandom.…
He’s the most adapted character in the world -- he’s been played by nearly 100 different actors, and has graced the screen in more than 200 movies. From short film Sherlock Holmes Baffled in 1900 to portrayals by celebrities Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. today, Sherlock Holmes has been a prominent figure in culture for over a century. The character of Sherlock Holmes comes with stereotypes and tropes that have become iconic in popular culture: the deerstalker hat, the pipe, 221B Baker Street, intellect, brilliant deductions, and mysteries. Although some aspects have stayed constant over time, other facets of the stories have experienced drastic changes. Considering Holmes’ popularity, a question must be addressed: to what extent…